Favorite Epistolary Fiction
- List of the Month
- March 2023 (see all)
- Description
- A bringer of news, or of messages of love and affection; a means of fostering connection, of staying in touch—a letter can be a powerful thing. Our List of the Month this March is devoted to our favorite works of epistolary fiction—stories told through letters. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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21,286 members
1,310 reviews
4.2
Score 128.01
Added 2023-03-06, 02:17 PM
- 35 Members
- tardis, Caramellunacy, magid, ReshiBec, DetailMuse, kaulsu, charl08, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, Eat_Read_Knit, NorthernStar, c_why, ejj1955, cbl_tn, merrystar, SylviaC, perennialreader, tina1969, MDGentleReader, Tess_W, 3lilreds, gypsysmom, ahef1963, passion4reading, AbigailAdams26, AnneSteph, blueberry, msjudy, shefferstroke, Brandy1411, sqr3cls3, Tosta, yourCLYA, LenaGibson15, harleyyd
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by Helene Hanff
6,665 members
389 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 88.24
Added 2023-03-06, 03:13 PM
- 28 Members
- magid, Ealhmund, lulaa, ReshiBec, jeshakespeare, charl08, LittleTaiko, mbyrne, Cecrow, burneyfan, merrystar, eronn, kac522, endaclon, MDGentleReader, dpakala, 3lilreds, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Bookwomble, msjudy, barefootsong, MaryMcCloskey, Tosta, sapphire525, jaybak, MarigoldJackiFitz, ,anglemark ,paradoxosalpha ,Eat_Read_Knit , ,Laura.a
- Explanations
- anglemark : This isn't fiction.Eat_Read_Knit : An amazing book which I love dearly and highly recommend - but it's a collection of real letters, not fiction.Laura.a : Agree with the others. I love this book, but it is not fiction.
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- 26 Members
- hipdeep, Caramellunacy, anglemark, paradoxosalpha, jeshakespeare, yoyogod, Cecrow, WildMaggie, burneyfan, Heather39, eronn, WordMaven, Porua, TheLOFT, eclbates, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Bookwomble, msemmag, Julie_in_the_Library, Yuki-Onna, DoomLuz, slimikin, feanor451, harleyyd
4
- 26 Members
- Aquila, knerd.knitter, jeshakespeare, kaulsu, gmathis, ejj1955, WildMaggie, burneyfan, kac522, WordMaven, TheLOFT, eclbates, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Bookwomble, kara.shamy, timetunnel, ManWithAnAgenda, Julie_in_the_Library, HelgeM, DoomLuz, loulourevisited, Nookary, harleyyd, Red-Hawk,Cecrow ,
- Explanations
- Cecrow : Noting, this is a duplicate list entry and lower ranked than the other.
5
- 20 Members
- magid, reader517, lulaa, paradoxosalpha, knerd.knitter, raidergirl3, wester, amanda4242, cbl_tn, sturlington, AnnieMod, MDGentleReader, cej1027, 3lilreds, ahef1963, msjudy, sapphire525, KeithChaffee, Sissalou, jaybak,
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- 18 Members
- Aquila, librookian, reader517, SandSing7, lahochstetler, jeshakespeare, mbyrne, ejj1955, WildMaggie, kac522, WordMaven, Tess_W, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, madhatter73, ManWithAnAgenda, LenaGibson15
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3,456 members
144 reviews
4
Score 53.2
Added 2023-03-06, 03:44 PM
- 16 Members
- tardis, trollsdotter, Caramellunacy, lizzy50usa, NorthernStar, LutheranSouthUnity, merrystar, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates, 3lilreds, barefootsong, shefferstroke, sqr3cls3, slimikin, jaybak
9
7,483 members
325 reviews
3.9
Score 51.17
Added 2023-03-06, 03:10 PM
- 16 Members
- Aquila, paperkingdoms, karenb, anglemark, Ling.Lass, merrystar, TheLOFT, passion4reading, lavaturtle, msjudy, msemmag, sqr3cls3, skid0612, sapphire525, yourCLYA, jaybak,Ealhmund
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by Nick Bantock
2,982 members
70 reviews
4.2
Score 45.57
Added 2023-03-06, 05:08 PM
- 14 Members
- hipdeep, Ealhmund, librookian, DetailMuse, lizzy50usa, Heather39, IceCurler, Verkruissen, madhatter73, TWaits, petk0616, Laura.a, jaybak, MarigoldJackiFitz
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- 16 Members
- Caramellunacy, librookian, Eat_Read_Knit, WildMaggie, WordMaven, Porua, vwinsloe, Tess_W, eclbates, gypsysmom, ahef1963, passion4reading, kara.shamy, Brandy1411, LenaGibson15, jaybak
12
48,429 members
1,236 reviews
4.1
Score 44.54
Added 2023-03-07, 03:06 AM
- 16 Members
- librookian, c_why, Cecrow, WildMaggie, birder4106, tina1969, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, madhatter73, timetunnel, UseHerName, pnppl, ManWithAnAgenda, maschi, LenaGibson15,kaulsu ,
- Explanations
- kaulsu : It’s an awful book, and not too original at that!
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- 15 Members
- anglemark, cpg, charl08, Cecrow, WildMaggie, burneyfan, Heather39, EMS_24, kac522, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Yuki-Onna,WordMaven
- Explanations
- WordMaven : It became a quest to finish this novel. Wilkie Collins never wrote a sentence he couldn't stretch to 4 times its natural length, and I hate him for it. Took me 9 months to finish this beast, and when I read the Big Reveal, all I could think was, "that's it? That's the big shocker?" Pardon my French but bitch, please.
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- 13 Members
- Ealhmund, reader517, cbl_tn, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, AnneSteph, kara.shamy, msjudy, larocco, loulourevisited, mirryi, yourCLYA
15
7,331 members
106 reviews
4.1
Score 37.14
Added 2023-03-06, 03:03 PM
- 11 Members
- languagehat, Bookmarque, librookian, jburlinson, burneyfan, EMS_24, kara.shamy, HelgeM, Yuki-Onna, loulourevisited, theofaurez
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- 13 Members
- Aquila, tardis, Caramellunacy, librookian, NorthernStar, ejj1955, SylviaC, 2wonderY, timetunnel, maschi, theofaurez, LenaGibson15, jaybak,Laura.a
- Explanations
- Laura.a : This is half diary, half third person. It is not written in letter format.
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2,848 members
51 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 27.3
Added 2023-03-06, 02:28 PM
- 9 Members
- knerd.knitter, charl08, WildMaggie, SylviaC, EMS_24, 2wonderY, cej1027, Bookwomble, barefootsong
18
- 10 Members
- anglemark, cpg, WildMaggie, burneyfan, cbl_tn, Heather39, kac522, Porua, ManWithAnAgenda, theofaurez
19
- 9 Members
- Aquila, tardis, lulaa, LittleTaiko, NorthernStar, ejj1955, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, AbigailAdams26
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10,064 members
94 reviews
3.9
Score 26.53
Added 2023-03-06, 02:16 PM
- 9 Members
- Aquila, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, SpaceStationMir, AbigailAdams26, AnneSteph, slimikin, LenaGibson15
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by Daniel Keyes
18,674 members
437 reviews
4.1
Score 26.06
Added 2023-03-09, 03:37 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, magid, lulaa, kaulsu, Cecrow, sturlington, timetunnel, msemmag, LenaGibson15
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- 8 Members
- Aquila, amanda4242, cbl_tn, kac522, madhatter73, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, Sissalou
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11,570 members
318 reviews
4.1
Score 23.62
Added 2023-03-09, 03:39 PM
- 8 Members
- Aquila, miller.max, timetunnel, msemmag, pnppl, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3, DoomLuz
24
- 7 Members
- reconditereader, ehousewright, SpaceStationMir, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda, KeithChaffee, yourCLYA
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1,707 members
54 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 21.19
Added 2023-03-06, 03:47 PM
- 7 Members
- tardis, kittytm, lizzy50usa, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates
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by Maria Semple
8,603 members
593 reviews
3.9
Score 21.04
Added 2023-03-06, 03:06 PM
- 7 Members
- magid, librookian, DetailMuse, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Brandy1411, BFK_Library
28
1,147 members
41 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 19.17
Added 2023-03-06, 03:46 PM
- 7 Members
- tardis, kittytm, NorthernStar, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates
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1,728 members
28 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 17.1
Added 2023-03-06, 03:55 PM
- 6 Members
- Aquila, tardis, Eat_Read_Knit, NorthernStar, SylviaC, Nikkimf88
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8,547 members
412 reviews
4.1
Score 17.08
Added 2023-03-06, 02:30 PM
- 6 Members
- librookian, knerd.knitter, DetailMuse, tina1969, kara.shamy, madhatter73
32
1,354 members
114 reviews
3.8
Score 16.99
Added 2023-03-06, 06:29 PM
- 6 Members
- librookian, charl08, eclbates, noveltea, kara.shamy, KeithChaffee
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by Steven Brust
1,133 members
21 reviews
3.9
Score 16.17
Added 2023-03-06, 03:13 PM
- 5 Members
- anglemark, lizzy50usa, merrystar, Heather39, Maddz
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by Eowyn Ivey
1,323 members
89 reviews
4.1
Score 15.54
Added 2023-03-07, 12:20 PM
- 5 Members
- terran, vwinsloe, passion4reading, kara.shamy, msjudy
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by Nick Bantock
824 members
12 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 15.21
Added 2023-03-15, 09:12 AM
- 5 Members
- perennialreader, Verkruissen, madhatter73, TWaits, Laura.a
38
17,880 members
294 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 13.46
Added 2023-03-06, 03:01 PM
- 7 Members
- Caramellunacy, charl08, raidergirl3, ejj1955, IceCurler, tina1969, LenaGibson15,noveltea ,passion4reading ,Yuki-Onna ,KeithChaffee
- Explanations
- Yuki-Onna : Fictional diary, not epistolary.KeithChaffee : This isn't epistolary; it's a series of diary entries.
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by Sue Townsend
3,932 members
71 reviews
3.8
Score 12.07
Added 2023-03-09, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- karenb, librookian, lulaa, NorthernStar, Verkruissen,
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by Joyce Dennys
364 members
22 reviews
4
Score 10.36
Added 2023-03-06, 03:45 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
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3,767 members
75 reviews
4.2
Score 10.31
Added 2023-03-19, 02:10 PM
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9,256 members
151 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 10.27
Added 2023-03-07, 11:57 AM
- 4 Members
- Cecrow, Bookwomble, maschi, HelgeM
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1,240 members
49 reviews
4
Score 10.25
Added 2023-03-14, 04:43 PM
- 3 Members
- lizzy50usa, merrystar, Sarielle
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by Joyce Dennys
183 members
36 reviews
4
Score 9.55
Added 2023-03-06, 03:46 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
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1,681 members
25 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 9.5
Added 2023-03-06, 02:26 PM
- 3 Members
- lulaa, amanda4242, dpakala
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1,593 members
29 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 9.38
Added 2023-03-07, 01:21 AM
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- 3 Members
- Caramellunacy, EMS_24, passion4reading
- Explanations
- passion4reading: Epistolary fiction brought into the 21st century in the shape of emails, texts and WhatsApp messages
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by Max Brooks
17,559 members
763 reviews
4
Score 8.65
Added 2023-03-31, 06:32 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, Tosta, slimikin
59
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1,431 members
203 reviews
3.9
Score 7.88
Added 2023-03-06, 03:09 PM
- 3 Members
- raidergirl3, perennialreader, Tosta
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66
691 members
12 reviews
3.9
Score 6.83
Added 2023-03-20, 02:13 PM
- 2 Members
- maddogish, MarigoldJackiFitz
67
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by Rachel Cohn
2,257 members
196 reviews
3.8
Score 5.92
Added 2023-03-06, 09:49 PM
- 2 Members
- trollsdotter, lulaa
70
1,990 members
20 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.87
Added 2023-03-06, 04:16 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, theofaurez
73
74
802 members
63 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.5
Added 2023-03-09, 12:56 PM
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1,577 members
30 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 5.35
Added 2023-03-06, 05:09 PM
- 2 Members
- Heather39, shefferstroke
78
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81
505 members
7 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 4.5
Added 2023-03-07, 11:58 AM
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4,494 members
203 reviews
3.8
Score 4
Added 2023-03-07, 03:56 PM
- Member
- Jenson_AKA_DL
- Explanations
- Jenson_AKA_DL: This book made me laugh so hard. The main character is absolutely ridiculous in every way.
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